Wall-paper-pasting machine.



No. 777.433. PATENTE@ BEC. 13, N011.

A. ROBERTS.

WALL FAPER PSTING MAUHNE.

APPLUATON FILED MAR. 17, 1904.

N0 MODEL.

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Patented December i3, 1904.

PATENT OEEICE.

MILTON A. RGBERITS, F BATTLECREEK, MICHIGAN.

WALL-PAPER-PASTING MACHINE..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 777,433, dated December 13, 1904.

Application filed March 17, 1904:. Serial No. 198,650. (No model.)

To all whom t may con/cern.-

Be it known that I, MILTON A. ROBERTS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Battlecreek, in the county of Calhoun and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful 1Wall-PaperPasting Machine, of which the following` is a speci lication.

This invention relates to the art of hanging wall-paper, and has for its object to facilitate the trimming, cutting into strips, and pasting the paper prior to its application to walls and ceilings.

It is an important object to arrange the elements of the present apparatus in position for convenient adjustment, in originally fitting the wall-paper in the apparatus, and in the adjustment of the cutter. v

Another object of the invention is to provide for automatically actuating' the paste- .applying device and the cutter by the action of drawing the paper from the apparatus t0 the ordinary paste-table, where the paper is cut up into lengths in the usual manner.

It is furthermore designed to arrange the apparatus for convenience in transportation, and in this connection it is particularly designed to prevent the spilling of paste when the apparatus is being' carried from place to place, whereby it is not necessary to remove the paste after the work has been accomplished and to reiill the paste-tank each time the apparatus is put in operation.

.With these and other objects in view the present invention consists in'the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being' understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacriiicing any of the advantages of the invention.

ln the drawings, Figure lis a top plan view of a wall-paper-pasting apparatus embodying' the features of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional perspective view illustrating' the mounting of the paper-cutter.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts in each and every ligure of the drawings.

rlhe frame of the present apparatus consists of a comparatively shallow and substantially rectangular box 1, having an open top. Located centrally within the box and extending entirely across the same is a supply tank or reservoir for containing a supply of paste. This reservoir is preferably made up of a rear transverse partition 2, a front partition 3, somewhat shorter than the rear partition, and a top il, which is located below the top edge of the box or frame. The rear partition projects somewhat above the top of the pastereservoir, but terminates short of the top edge of the box and has itsy u pper rear edge beveled, as at 5, to form a paper-guide, as will hereinafter appear.

As best indicated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, it will be seen that the supply-reservoir divides the box or casing into a rear paper-compartment G and a front working compartment 7 for the paste, communication being had from the supply-reservoir to the paste-chamber through the medium of one or more openings 8, formed through the lower edge of the'front of the supply-reservoir. This arrangement of parts has a very important advantage in that when the apparatus is being' transported with its front end uppermost the paste in the working compartment 7 will run back into the supply-reservoir, whereby there is no danger of the paste being' spilled and the apparatus may be conveniently handled. Moreover, when the apparatus is not in use it may be stood up upon its rear end, whereby the paste in the working compartment is returned te the supplyu'eservoir, wherefore it is not necessary to remove the paste after the work of the apparatus has been completed. Moreover, when the paste has been run back into` the supply-reservo1r there 1s little or no eraporation, and the paste does not suffer any deterioration while standing in the supply-reservoir in the interval between interrupted operations of the apparatus.

Located within the papercompartment 6 is a transverse roller 9, which is journaled in the opposite sides of the box and is detachable therefrom for the convenient reception of a roll of wall-paper 10. A suitable pasteroller or rotatable paste-brush 11 is journaled transversely in the paste-compartment 7 and is provided at one end with a suitable crankhandle 12 for convenience in initially rotating the brush.

The roll of wall-paper is disposed to feed from its under side and is passed forwardly over and in frictional contact with the paperguide 5, thence across the top of the pastereservoir, and over the top of the paste-roller. In front of the paste-roller is a felt-covered guide-roller 13, which has its opposite ends rearwardly journaled in suitable bearingbrackets 14, mounted upon the top edge of the box. After leaving the top of the pasteroller the paper passes beneath and thence upwardly across the front and rearwardly across the top of the guide-roller 13, from which it passes rearwardly across the top of the apparatus to the usual pastingtable, where it may be cut up into lengths in the usual manner. It will here be noted that as the paper is cut off and used by the paperhanger additional paper may be had merely by drawing upon the free end of the paper, whereby the latter will be drawn ofil from the roll 10 and passed across the paste-roller without other manipulation of the appartus.

To insure an effective engagement of the paper with the paste-roller, I employ a tension or presser device consisting of a metallic roller 15, lying adjacent to and in parallel relation with the rear side of the paste-roller, the opposite ends of this presser-roller being journaled in a swinging frame consisting of arms 15, lying above the opposite sides of the box or casing 1, with their rear ends hinged to the top edge of the box, as indicated at 16. Normally the frame-arms 15 lie upon the top edges of the box, whereby the presser-roller 15 engages the upper side of the paper just prior to its engagement with the paste-roller, whereby the paper is maintained in intimate contact with the pasteroller.

In order that the edges of the paper may be trimmed and also to provide for cutting the paper into longitudinal strips, I employ a cutter embodying a` guideway made up of spaced parallel cross-bars 17, the opposite ends of which are connected to and carried by the arms 15xl of the presser-frame and are disposed centrally above the top L of the pastereservoir. Working between the cross-bars 17 is a block 18, which is capable of slidable adjustment from one end to the other of the guideway and has its upper end projected above said guideway for convenience in adjusting the block. From the front and rear sides of the upper portion of the block 18 depend spring-clips 19, which incline outwardly and downwardly and have their lower ends working' in grooves 20, formed in the tops of the cross-bars 17. A suitable knife-blade 21 projects from the lower end of the block 18, and a pad 22 is carried by the upper face of thc top t of the paste-reservoir, said pad extending transversely of the apparatus and alined beneath the guideway. A suitable guide strip or iiange 23 depends from the rear cross-bar 17, so as to engage the upper side of the paper and hold the same close to the bed or table afforded by the top 4C of the pastereservoir. y y

From the foregoing description of the cutting means it will be understood that the paper travels from the paper roll 10 over the paper-guide 5, under the upper paper-guide 23, and thence between the pad Q2 and the knifeblade 21, so that when the combined presser and cutter frame is in its lowermost normal position the point of the knife-blade will pierce the paper, and thereby sever the same into strips when the paper is drawn through the apparatus. In adjusting the knife to trim the edges of the paper or to sever it into longitudinal strips the upper end of the knifeblock lis grasped and moved upwardly suflicient to disengage the knife-blade'from the paper. after which the block is slid to any position upon the guideway and then forced downwardly to thrust the knife-blade through the paper. The vertical play necessary for the adjustment of the knife-block is afforded through the depths of the slots 20, whereby the spring clips or fingers 19 may be moved up or down in the slots in addition to their longitudinal movement therein, the frictional engagement between the spring-fingers and the walls of the slots being sufficient to hold the knife-blade down in engagement with the paper without the employment of any additional fastening means.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that the parts of the present apparatus are com pactly arranged, so as to take up comparatively little space, and are also arranged for convenience in manipulation. A very important feature of l arrangement resides in locating the cutter between the paper roll and the paste-roller, whereby the paper is severed prior to the application of paste thereto, whereby the cutter cannot become clogged or choked by accumulations of paste thereon. Again, by locating the paste-supply reservoir between the paper roll and the paste-roller the top of this reservoir serves as a table or bed for the cutter, thereby permitting of a very compact and conveniently-arranged disposition of the parts of the apparatus.

In fitting the paper to the apparatus preparatory to pasting the same the combined presser and knife frame is swung upwardly, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings, whereby the top of the paste-reser- IOO IOS

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fra/mas voir is unobstructed, and the paper may be conveniently drawn across the same and then over the paste-roller, after which the frame is returned to its normal condition, so as to hold the paper in proper engagement with the paste-roller.

roller is employed to rotate the roller, and thereby feed the i'ree end oil the papel' beneath the guide-roller l2) until it can be grasped and drawn rearwardly over the guide-roller. From this statement itwill be understood that the crank-handle 1Q is not intended lfor the general manipulation of the apparatus, but serves merely to initially feed the paper from the paste-roll su iiiciently to enable its convenient engagement with the guide-roller 13, wherefore it will be Yfound convenient to have the crank-handle removable in order that it may not oiier an objectionable obstruction to the paper-hanger.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, and desired to be secured by liettcrs Patent, isll. An apparatus ot' the character described, comprising a casing, an intermediate pastesupply reservoir dividing,l1 the casing' into a working paste-compartment in communication with the supply-reservoir and a papercompartment, a paper-carrying' roller mounted in the paper-compartment, and a pasteepplying device cooperating' with the werking,l paste-compartment.

2. In an apparatus of the character described, a casing, and a paste-supply reservoir located intermediately within the casingl and dividingI the latter into a paper-compartment at one side of the reservoir and a working' paste-compartment at the opposite side ol, the reservoir, the wall of the reservoir adjacent the paste-compartment havingl an opening.;I in the lower portion thereof to afi'ord communication between the compartment and the reservoir, whereby paste ma;1 return lroni the compartment to the reservoir when the casing is stood on end with the pastecom1:)art ment uppermost.

3. ln an appztratus of the character described, a casing, a paste-supply reservoir located within the casing and dividingl the latter into a paper-compartment and a working` pastecompartment, means for supporting a paper roll in the paper-compartment, and a paste-applying' device colxarating1 with the paste-compartment, the top of the reservoir forming' a support for the paper in its passage from the paper-compartment tothe paste-applying device.

4f. ln an apparatus oi the character described, a casing, a paste-su1- ply reservoir dividing the casing into a paper-compartinent and a working pastecompartment, means lor supportingI a roll ol paper in the paper-compartaient, a paste-applying' device cooperate lIt is at this stage oil the epei-, ation that the crank-handle 120i' the paste-` ing' with the paste-compartment, the top of the reservoir forming a support for the paper, and a cutter cooperating,l with the top of the reservoir as a bed.

5. In an apparatus ot. the character described, a casing, a pastesupply reservoir dividing` thc casing` into a paper-compartment and a werking' paste-compartaient, means lor supporting' a roll of paper within the papercompartment, a paste-applyingil device coperatingI with the pasteweimipartment, the top el the reservoir constituting a support iter the paper between the 1lapel-coml'iartxnent and the paste-conipartment, and a cutter cooperating,l with the top of the reservoir as a bed and adjustable transversely across the same.

6. .In an apparatus o'lI the character described, a casing, a pastesupply reservoir dividing' the casing,l into a 1)aper-coinpartnient and a working' paste-compartirlont, the top of the reservoir constituting a support for the paper between the paper-con1partment and the paste-compartment, and a cutter coperatingI with the top of the reservoir as a bed and capable oi' being moved away Yfrom the reservoir to permit application of paper to the apparatus.

7. 1n an apparatus ol the class described, a casing, a paste-su p ply reservoir dividing' the casing' into a pa.per-compartinentand a working' paste-coinpartment, the top ol the reservoir constituting a support ior the paper between the paper-compartment and the pastecompartment, and a cutter cooperating with the top el the reservoir as a bed and capable of adjustment across the reservoir and also of movement toward and away from the same to permit application oi the paper to the apparatus.

8. In an apparatus of the character described, a casing, a 1' astesupplyreservoir dividing the casing' into a i)zu)er-compartment and a workingI paste-compartment, the top oi Y the reservoir constituting,l a support for the paper between the two compartments, a swing ing' lrame carried'by the asing' and working toward and away from the top of the reservoir, and a cutter carried by the frame and cooperz'ttingl with the top of the reservoir as a bed.

9. In an apparatus oi the character described, a casing' which is open at its top, a paste-supply reservoir dividing the casi ng into a paper-compartment and a workinp1 pastecomliartl'nent, the top of the reservoir constituting' a support for the paper between the two coml'iartments, arms hinged to the top of the casing' at opposite ends ot' the reservoir, a guideway coni'iectingI the arms, and a cutter workingl in the guideway and coperating,` with the top of the reservoir as a bed.

10. In an apparatus et' the character described, a casing, a paste-sup ply reservoir di- IIO lOv

viding the casing into a paper-compartment and a working paste-compartment, the top of the reservoir constituting a support for the paper between the two compartments, spaced cross-bars disposed above the reservoir and provided in their upper faces with longitudinal grooves, and a cutter slidably adjustable between the cross-bars, cooperating with the top of the reservoir as a bed and provided with spring-fingers slidable in the grooves of the cross-bars and capable of vertical movement therein.

l1. In an apparatus of the character described, a casing having' an open top, a pastesupply reservoir dividing the casing into a paper-compartment and a working paste-coinpartrnent, the top or' the reservoir constituting a support for the paper between the two compartments, arms hinged to the top of the casing and located at opposite ends of the reservoir, a guideway connecting the arms, and a cutter adjustably slidable upon the guideway and also adjustable vertically thereon and cooperating with the top of the reservoir as a bed.

l2. In an apparatus of the character described, a casing, a paste-supply reservoir dividing the casing into a paper-compartment and a working paste-compartment, the top of the reservoir constituting a support for the paper between the two compartments, a pasteapplying device cooperating with the Ipastecompartment, a frame hinged to the casing and capable of movement toward and away from the top of the reservoir, a presser-roller carried by the frame in cooperative relation with the paste-applying device, and a cutter carried by the frame and cooperating with the top or' the reservoir as a bed.

13. In an apparatus of the character described, a casing, a paste-supply reservoir dividing' the casing into a paper-compartment and a working paste-compartment, the top of the reservoir constituting a support for the paper between the two compartments, a pastelapplying device cooperating with the pastecompartment, a swinging frame hinged to the top of the casing adjacent the paper-compartment and extending across the top of the reservoir, a presser-roller carried by the free end or' the swinging frame in coperative relation with the paste-applying' device, and a cutter carried intermediately by the frame and cooperating with the top of the reservoir as a bed.

14. In an apparatus of the character described, a casing, a paste-supply reservoir dividing the casing into a paper-compartment and a working paste-compartment, the top of reservoir constituting a support for the paper between the two compartments, a paste-applying device cooperating with the pastecompartment, arms hinged to the top of the casing adjacent to the paper-compartment and extending across the reservoir, a presserroller carried by the free ends of the arms in coperative relation with the paste-applying device, a pair or' spaced cross-bars connecting intermediate portions of the arms and lying above the reservoir, the upper faces of the cross-bars being longitudinally grooved, a bloclr slidable between the cross-bars and also adjustable vertically therebetween, downwardly and outwardly inclined spring-lingers carried by the block and Working in the grooves of the cross-bars, and a cutter-blade depending from the block and cooperating with the top of the reservoir as a bed.

l5. In an apparatus of the character described, a paper-roll holder, a paste-applying device, a paper-support located between the paper-roll holder and the paste-applying dcvice, a swinging frame working toward and away from the paper-support and including spaced cross-bars having longitudinal grooves, and a cutter slidably adjustable between the cross-bars, cooperating with the paper-support as a bed and provided with spring-fingers working' in the grooves of the cross-bars.

16. In an apparatus of the character described, a casing, a paper-roll holder, a pasting device, a paper-support located between the roll-holder and the pasting device, a frame hinged to the casing and working toward and away from the paper-support, a presser-roller carried by the free end of th'e frame in coperative relation with the pasting device, and a cutter carried intermediately by the frame and cooperating with the paper-support as a bec.

17. In an apparatus of the character described, a paper-roll holder, a pasting device, a papersupport located between the rollholder and the pasting device, a fratrie adjustable toward and away from and located above the paper-support, a cutter carried by the frame and cooperating with the paper-support as a bed, an upstanding paper-guide carried by the paper-support and located between the cutter and the roll-holder, and a paper-guide pendentfrom the frame and located between the cutter and the upstanding guide.

18. In an apparatus of the character described, a casing, a paste-supply reservoir dividing the casing into a paper-compartment and a working paste-compartment, a paperroll holder for the paper-compartment, a pasting device for the paste-compartment, the top of the reservoir constituting a support for the paper in its passage from the roll-holder to the pasting device, a swinging frame hinged to the top or' the casing and extending across the reservoir, a presser-roller carried by the free end of the frame and in coperative relation with the pasting device, a cutter adjustable transversely across the frame and coop- IOO IIO

eretng' with the top of the reservoir as a bed, my own I have hereto affixed my signature in a. paper-guide rising from the reservoir bethe presence of two witnesses. tween the cutter and the roll-holder, and a. pendent paper-guide carried by the frame md 5 located between the Erst-mentioned guide and fitnessesx S. D. WILLIAMS, WILLARD A. KNIGHT.

MlLTN A. ROBERTS.

the cutter.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as l 

